Lenovo 14e Chromebook Palm Rest Assembly Replacement

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Lenovo 14e Chromebook Palm Rest Assembly Replacement

Dificuldade

Difficult

Passos

20

Tempo necessário

25 minutes

Introdução

Are you having issues with your Lenovo 14e Chromebook keyboard being slow, unresponsive, or just not functioning as intended? In this guide you will find the steps on how to replace the palm rest assembly, which includes the keyboard.

It is recommended you visit the designated troubleshooting page for this part first to ensure that a keyboard replacement is necessary.

Before beginning the steps in this guide, ensure the Chromebook is powered off and unplugged from any devices.

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    • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the nine 8.6 mm screws from the back cover.

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    • Carefully remove the back cover from the Chromebook.

    • You may hear clicking sounds as the cover becomes detached from the frame.

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    • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four 5.5 mm screws holding the battery in place.

    • Do not apply too much downward pressure when unscrewing the screws, as the interior contains many vital and fragile components.

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    • Gently disconnect the power interface using a pair of tweezers.

    • Lift the battery out of the Chromebook.

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    • Disconnect the display cable from the top of the motherboard.

    • Detach the white speaker cable connector from the bottom of the motherboard.

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    • Grasp the KB strip and disconnect it.

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    • DIsconnect the three MB strips.

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    • Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the 5.5mm screw holding the WLAN card in place.

    • Disconnect the two wires from the WLAN card.

    • Remove the WLAN card.

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    • Remove the 8.3 mm screw holding the bracket in place using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

    • Remove the bracket.

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    • Remove the black 5.5 mm screw in the top right hinge using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

    • Pull the hinge up.

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    • Remove the 5.5mm screws surrounding the motherboard using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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    • Carefully remove the motherboard.

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    • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the three screws from the daughterboard bracket.

    • Remove the bracket.

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    • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two screws from the daughterboard.

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    • Detach the two ribbon cables from the daughterboard and remove it from the laptop.

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    • Remove the surrounding audio frame in order to access and remove the wire.

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    • Remove the tape keeping the wire in place.

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    • Carefully remove the audio frames and the connecting red wire from the Chromebook.

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    • Gently remove the connecting keyboard wire.

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    • Separate the palm rest assembly from the screen.

    • Repeat on the other side.

Conclusão

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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